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    Dithering | Sep 18
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  • Apple’s E.U. Fine, Apple’s Next Case?

    Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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    Apple’s fine to the E.U. is really being paid by the U.S. Treasury; there may be another fine on the way


  • Crashes and Competition

    Monday, July 22, 2024

    The recent Windows crashes are downstream from trying to encourage competition in areas Microsoft should have never made open to begin with, highlighting the challenge for regulators.


  • Tech CEOs on Trump, X and the E.U., Apple Settles with E.U. Over NFC

    Monday, July 15, 2024

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    Tech CEO’s role in the culture; then, the E.U. goes too far with X, and gets it right with Apple and NFC


  • The E.U. Goes Too Far

    Monday, July 8, 2024

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    Recent E.U. regulatory decisions cross the line from market correction to property theft; if the E.U. continues down this path they are likely to see fewer new features and no new companies.


  • European Commission Charges Apple, Apple Delays New Features for E.U.

    Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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    Apple is being charged by the E.U. for violations of the DMA; it’s no surprise, meanwhile, that Apple is citing the DMA for not launching new features in the E.U.


  • An Interview with Ben Thompson at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet, and Communications Conference

    Thursday, May 16, 2024

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    An interview of me by Craig Moffett, Michael Nathanson, and Michael Morton about what an AI re-alignment in tech might look like, Meta’s spending, the realities of scale and the challenges in regulating Aggregators, the current state of the bundle, and a few other additional questions from the audience.


  • An Interview with Benedict Evans About Regulation and AI

    Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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    An interview with Benedict Evans about his career, the differences between American and European approaches to regulation and antitrust, and the most important questions about AI.


  • Apple and Antitrust for Aggregators, DMA Investigations and Apple’s Risk

    Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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    A much better antitrust case against Apple would focus on developers, not customers. Then, the E.U. is investigating all of American tech under the DMA; the chances of Apple leaving are not zero.


  • Apple Fined by European Commission, Apple’s Spotify Press Release, Apple Revokes Epic’s Developer Account (Again)

    Thursday, March 7, 2024

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    Apple’s response to their European Commission fine and their (re)suspension of Epic’s developer account suggest that the company truly believes they own nothing to developers.


  • Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued

    Monday, February 19, 2024

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    The specifics of Microsoft’s Xbox announcements don’t portend big changes, and economic factors explain why. Then, more Apple news from the EU.


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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless

    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  • OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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  • iPhone 18 Pro

    Dithering | Sep 18
    iPhone 18 Pro
  • (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

    Sharp Tech | Sep 18
    (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question
  • (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

    Sharp China | Sep 16
    (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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  • Some of All Fears
    Friday, September 18, 2026
  • The War and Reasonable Doubt
    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • Halt and Catch Ire
    Friday, August 28, 2026
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  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • Salesforce AI Force, Agents as UI, The Race to Headless

    Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  • OpenAI Ads, Amazon Ads in ChatGPT, Walmart to Accept Apple Pay

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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  • iPhone 18 Pro

    Dithering | Sep 18
    iPhone 18 Pro
  • (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question

    Sharptech | Sep 18
    (Preview) Doom Debates Go Mainstream, AI Religion and the Economic Future, Several Vectors of the China Question
  • (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

    Sharpchina | Sep 16
    (Preview) The Limited Potential for a Pacing Deal; MSS on PRC AI Risks; Distillation and Data Security; The Party’s Approach to Social Media

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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